Chapter Summaries

Chen Yu used the Code of Conduct Manual to catch violations, then sold clues about Xu Yunnian to disciples seeking points and protection. He finished his monthly task and earned thirty-six points, while many disciples headed to Elder Song on Purple Bamboo Peak.

• Chen Yu caught Lü Yanyan violating the rules and learned she had a membership service that could cover his routine tasks.
• Chen Yu offered Lü Yanyan a clue about Xu Yunnian at the Mass Burial Grounds in exchange for membership.
• Chen Yu sold protection and Xu Yunnian clues to several disciples, urging them to act quickly or decide carefully.
• Chen Yu returned to his room, satisfied that he had caught three violations and earned thirty-six points.
• Many people went to see Elder Song on Purple Bamboo Peak that day.

Lü Yanyan gave Elder Song a clue that the Mass Burial Grounds became dangerous late at night, helping him decide to investigate Xu Yunnian’s death there. Several Emerald Cloud Peak disciples then arrived with the same clue, and Elder Song angrily sent them away.

• Lü Yanyan told Elder Song that the Mass Burial Grounds might be different late at night, explaining that she had inferred this from Xu Yunnian and Wang He’s task and the unusually dense yin qi there.
• Elder Song awarded Lü Yanyan ten points and warned he would refine her into spirit essence if her clue proved false.
• After leaving, Lü Yanyan considered searching for Xu Yunnian’s body but decided the Mass Burial Grounds were too dangerous.
• Zhang San and Zhao Hu separately brought Elder Song the same clue, leaving him puzzled and annoyed.
• When He Guang arrived with another clue, Elder Song declared that he needed no more clues and told him to get lost.

More than thirty Dao Sect Outer Disciples entered the Mass Burial Grounds on Little Bamboo Peak to search for Xu Yunnian, where a mysterious shock wave injured Elder Song and the disciples were reported dead. The next morning, Chen Yu heard the news and followed Lü Yanyan to the Emerald Cloud Inn to learn more.

• Dao Sect Outer Disciples gathered at the Mass Burial Grounds to search for Xu Yunnian, and Liu He entered first because he was burdened by debt.
• The other disciples followed into the white mist, drawn by the reward of spirit essence.
• Elder Song investigated the Mass Burial Grounds, but a mysterious shock wave injured him and a phantom image of an enormous building appeared in the mist.
• Chen Yu heard that more than thirty disciples had died and Elder Song had been seriously injured, and he noticed the pretty woman in the neighboring room.
• Lü Yanyan met Chen Yu and led him to the Emerald Cloud Inn after he said he wanted to learn the full story.

Chen Yu learned about the cost of life on Emerald Cloud Peak and heard rumors that Immortal Ruins had appeared at the Mass Burial Grounds. After Lü Yanyan explained the Outer Sect Genius Ranking’s rewards, Chen Yu seriously considered challenging one of its members.

• Chen Yu entered an inn with Lü Yanyan and realized how heavily daily life and cultivation depended on points.
• Disciples at the inn discussed the deaths of thirty-eight people at the Mass Burial Grounds and rumored that Immortal Ruins had appeared there.
• Lü Yanyan confirmed that she had traded Chen Yu’s lead from the previous day for points and welcomed him into her Carefree Joy service.
• Lü Yanyan described White Dove Tickets, gambling houses, and other ways to earn points, warning Chen Yu against gambling.
• Lü Yanyan explained that Outer Sect geniuses received thirty points each month and were exempt from routine assignments, and Chen Yu considered challenging one.
• Lü Yanyan warned Chen Yu that the ten ranked disciples were all at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Chen Yu reluctantly took a 300-contribution-point loan from Elder Sun and went to the Scripture Repository to choose cultivation manuals. He learned the Flame-Transforming Art and continued searching for an earth-attribute manual and a qi-concealing method.

• Chen Yu decided that earning contribution points through assignments was too difficult, despite vowing not to borrow, and his body carried him to Elder Sun to request a loan.
• Elder Sun lent Chen Yu 300 contribution points, recording the debt in his account book and increasing Chen Yu’s token balance to 336.
• Two Dao Sect disciples arrived and told Elder Sun that Elder Wu wanted him at the Mass Burial Grounds; Chen Yu left for the Scripture Repository without learning what happened next.
• The Repository’s old guardian correctly guessed that Chen Yu had borrowed from Elder Sun, leaving Chen Yu curious about the man’s mysterious background.
• Chen Yu compared the comments on fire-attribute manuals and spent 100 contribution points to learn the Flame-Transforming Art.
• Chen Yu continued searching the shelves for an earth-attribute cultivation manual and a Qi-Concealing Method.

Chen Yu chose three cultivation manuals, learned that the Dao Sect had outlawed borrowing through multiple channels, and began practicing the Flame-Transforming Art by using his experience panel and a quilt to simulate heat. His cultivation drew the attention of passing Emerald Cloud Peak disciples, who misunderstood what they saw through his open window.

• Chen Yu left the Scripture Repository with the Flame-Transforming Art, Earth-Warding Art, and Qi-Concealing Art, and Elder Hao suggested borrowing contribution points from several sources.
• Chen Yu cited the sect rule forbidding disciples from holding multiple loans and told Elder Hao that the Code of Conduct Manual had been updated.
• Chen Yu returned home, studied the Flame-Transforming Art, and decided to simulate its heat by holding Ah Zhen and wrapping himself in a quilt.
• Chen Yu spent all 40 experience points to raise his fourth-layer Qi Refining progress to 49/50, then began cultivating under the quilt.
• Chen Yu opened his window to cool down, resumed cultivating under the quilt, and startled passing disciples who mistook what he was doing.

Chen Yu struggled to cultivate the "Flame-Transforming Art" in the summer heat, then realized spicy food might help him generate warmth without hiding under a blanket. He left the dining hall to ask whether it sold chili peppers.

• Chen Yu changed out of his sweat-soaked clothes and went to the dining hall for lunch.
• Lü Yanyan told Chen Yu that people tracked loans from Elder Sun and warned him that challenging the Outer Sect Genius Ranking was dangerous.
• Lü Yanyan offered to introduce Chen Yu to Han Feng, the fifth-ranked outer disciple, in exchange for compensation.
• Lü Yanyan warned Chen Yu not to accept a mission to explore the immortal vestige at Little Bamboo Peak.
• Watching Lü Yanyan struggle to finish spicy food, Chen Yu realized chili peppers might help with cultivating the "Flame-Transforming Art" and went to ask the serving counter for some.

Chen Yu cultivated the Flame-Transforming Art by eating chili peppers and reasoned that cultivating another attribute earned experience at a slower rate. At the mission board, he saw three disciples accept a dangerous expedition to the Immortal Ruins on Little Bamboo Peak, then returned to his residence and resumed cultivating.

• Chen Yu ate increasingly large amounts of chili peppers while using Ah Zhen to cultivate the Flame-Transforming Art, earning 0.00025 experience at a time.
• Chen Yu examined his experience gains and concluded that cultivating an art of another attribute was like starting over from the first layer of Qi Refining, with reduced gains from elemental Spiritual Power.
• Chen Yu went to the plaza and asked Lü Yanyan about a mission recruiting ten outer disciples to explore the Immortal Ruins on Little Bamboo Peak for 150 points.
• Three Emerald Cloud Peak disciples accepted the mission, filling the final places despite the danger after more than thirty disciples had died there the night before.
• Chen Yu collected more chili peppers from the dining hall and returned home, where he resumed cultivating while still worrying that his silent neighbor might be a female ghost.

The Dao Sect elders discovered Immortal Ruins in the Mass Burial Grounds and sent Outer Sect disciples inside to retrieve treasures. After the ruins’ skeletons grew stronger and the disciples were killed in repeated entries, Elder Wu ordered the Outer Sect to keep exploring, while Elder Sun set his sights on the sole survivor.

• Elder Song confirmed that he had seen an enormous structure in the Mass Burial Grounds, and the elders watched it materialize in the mist.
• Elder Wu sent ten Outer Sect disciples into the Immortal Ruins, where they found basic cultivation manuals, pills, and weapons without encountering one another.
• The elders repeatedly sent the disciples back inside, and the skeletons grew stronger until only one injured disciple emerged alive.
• Elder Wu discovered that disciples could enter only five times and that cultivators above Foundation Establishment could not enter.
• Elder Wu ordered Outer Sect disciples to explore the ruins in turn, and Elder Sun approached the wounded survivor as the chapter ended.

Chen Yu learned that Emerald Cloud Peak’s Outer Sect disciples would enter the dangerous Immortal Ruins the next day to search for treasures, and he planned to go three times. He returned to his residence determined to master the Qi-Concealing Art and conceal his rapid cultivation progress before entering.

• After four days of intense cultivation, Chen Yu reached the fourth layer of Qi Refining at 49/50 and had 60 experience points available, but postponed spending them until he mastered the Qi-Concealing Art.
• At the cafeteria, Chen Yu heard disciples discussing repeated visits to a dangerous place, and Lü Yanyan explained that the sect was sending Outer Sect disciples into the Immortal Ruins to find treasures.
• Chen Yu read the sect notice: disciples had to enter at least three times and bring back a treasure for points, while each successive visit brought stronger skeleton monsters and greater danger.
• Lü Yanyan told Chen Yu that disciples had found valuable treasures in the Immortal Ruins, but no reliable pattern predicted when they would appear, and elders checked what disciples brought out.
• Chen Yu and Lü Yanyan each planned to enter the Immortal Ruins three times, and Chen Yu returned home to study the Qi-Concealing Art before the expedition.

Chen Yu mastered the Qi-Concealing Art by exhausting his spiritual power before cultivating it, then used his experience points to conceal his peak fifth-layer Qi Refining cultivation. After investigating reports about treasures in the Immortal Ruins, he joined the Emerald Cloud Peak disciples at the mass grave for another trip inside.

• Chen Yu exhausted his spiritual power with repeated moves, cultivated the Qi-Concealing Art to mastery, and spent experience points to restore his strength and conceal his true cultivation.
• Chen Yu saw his female neighbor leave her room, then eavesdropped at the Emerald Cloud Inn as disciples discussed high-value treasures found in the Immortal Ruins.
• Chen Yu compared the treasure stories and wondered whether the Immortal Ruins used an Elo-like system, deciding to test his theory that night.
• After his free resting time at the inn ended, Chen Yu searched for more information until evening.
• Chen Yu followed Elder Sun and the Emerald Cloud Peak disciples to the mass grave, where he recalled practicing the Qi-Guiding Art and thought of Ah Zhen.

Chen Yu explored the Immortal Ruins, avoiding the skeletons and leaving its lone sword behind, then re-entered after reporting that he had found nothing. He noticed the entrance skeletons moved more slowly on his second visit, suggesting his theory about how the ruins worked might be right.

• Chen Yu noticed his socially anxious neighbor waiting until last to enter the Immortal Ruins, then went inside ahead of her.
• Chen Yu used a gleaming jade stone to distract the skeletons and searched the rooms without killing any, finding a sword he chose not to take.
• Chen Yu exited safely and reported to Elder Sun that he had found nothing, while other disciples discussed finding pills among the skeletons' remains.
• Chen Yu entered the Immortal Ruins again and noticed that the two entrance skeletons moved considerably more slowly than before.

Chen Yu searched the Immortal Ruins repeatedly, secretly memorizing a metal-attribute cultivation manual while hiding what he found from Elder Sun. After witnessing Elder Sun punish a disciple for concealing a treasure, Chen Yu entered the ruins again, still pursuing his theory about what the fifth trip might reveal.

• Chen Yu found the Heavenly Blade Art and two Qi Refining Pills, memorized the manual, and returned everything to its place before leaving the ruins.
• Chen Yu told Elder Sun he had found nothing and entered the ruins for a third time, where he discovered two fragrant pills but left them behind.
• Chen Yu disguised himself as bedraggled and claimed he had found nothing again, then asked to enter the ruins for another try.
• Elder Sun caught a disciple sneaking away with a Top-Grade Origin-Nourishing Pill and refined him into spirit essence.
• Chen Yu watched Elder Sun reward another disciple for a Mid-Grade Spirit Sword, then entered the ruins once more.

On his fourth visit to the Immortal Ruins, Chen Yu memorized two manuals and pretended to return empty-handed so he could enter again. During his fifth visit, the skeletons dropped treasures when they fell apart, and Chen Yu discovered an extra room beyond the thirteen he knew.

• Chen Yu searched the thirteen rooms on his fourth visit, memorized the True Yang Technique and Wind-Riding Art, and left the manuals behind.
• Chen Yu disguised himself as a treasureless, exhausted disciple and persuaded Elder Sun to let him enter the Immortal Ruins a fifth time.
• Chen Yu's strange neighbor passed him, called him reckless, and entered the ruins ahead of him.
• On his fifth visit, two skeletons fell apart near Chen Yu and left behind a pill and an unknown material.
• Chen Yu searched all thirteen rooms, found many valuable items but no manuals or Martial Skills, then noticed an extra room.

Chen Yu claimed ownership of the Immortal Ruins with a jade pendant and escaped before the ruins disappeared, concealing the key from Elder Sun. After earning 140 points for a Spirit Gathering Pill, he met Lü Yanyan, who drew close and praised his courage.

• Chen Yu found a hidden room in the Immortal Ruins and broke open a wooden box to retrieve a jade pendant.
• A message explained that the pendant could claim ownership of the Immortal Ruins and that their treasures would become available to him after he reached the Foundation Establishment Realm.
• Chen Yu infused the pendant with Spiritual Power, claimed ownership, and ran out before the Immortal Ruins disappeared.
• Chen Yu presented Elder Sun with a supreme-grade Spirit Gathering Pill and received 140 points while keeping the jade pendant secret.
• After the Immortal Ruins disappeared, Chen Yu walked away and relaxed, but Lü Yanyan tapped his shoulder and praised his courage for entering five times.

Chen Yu rebuffed Lü Yanyan’s advances and returned to his residence with 176 points, resolving to cultivate and pursue the Outer Sect Genius Ranking. After washing up, he startled his socially anxious neighbor, who blushed and rushed inside.

• Lü Yanyan offered Chen Yu information and encouragement about challenging the Outer Sect Genius Ranking, but he responded politely without showing interest.
• Chen Yu returned home, counted his 176 points, and planned to cultivate, investigate the ranking, and repay Elder Sun’s loan.
• Chen Yu reflected that the immortal ruins held more resources and secrets, but he would wait for the attention around them to die down before entering again.
• Chen Yu saw his strange neighbor pass by; she noticed his bare upper body, blushed, and hurried into her room.
• Chen Yu threw out his wash water, complained about the strange world, and went to sleep.

After earning 140 points in the Immortal Ruins, Chen Yu found Emerald Cloud Peak disciples crowding his door and went into hiding with dry rations. Lü Yanyan told him the Heavenly Union Association could protect him from unwanted attention and offered to arrange its entry test.

• Chen Yu opened his door to disciples demanding points, offering loans, or proposing other arrangements, then shut it as they crowded around him.
• Chen Yu's next-door neighbor shouted at the disciples, drawing their attention and letting Chen Yu slip away to buy a robe and head to the dining hall.
• Chen Yu packed dry rations and told Lü Yanyan that he planned to stay in secluded cultivation because disciples had learned about his 140 points.
• Lü Yanyan explained that Emerald Cloud Peak's points pressure made Chen Yu's new wealth likely to attract attention and recommended joining the Heavenly Union Association.
• Lü Yanyan said the Association required passing a test, revealed she was preparing for her sixth attempt, and offered to contact them for Chen Yu.

Chen Yu returned home to find debt-ridden disciples still blockading his residence and refused to give them points. Unable to drive them away openly, he used a foul-smelling concoction and a burst of light to make them leave.

• Chen Yu considered Senior Sister Lü's confusing claims about the Heavenly Union Association and returned home after stocking up on necessities.
• The disciples surrounding Chen Yu's house tried to solicit him for points, but he answered them politely and pushed his way inside.
• Chen Yu saw the disciples camped outside and decided against fighting them or giving them points.
• Chen Yu mixed household scraps into a foul-smelling concoction that drove most of the disciples away.
• Chen Yu opened the door and released a brilliant light, causing the last disciple to stumble into a tree and leave.

Xiang Baiwei confronted Chen Yu after waking to the strange smell from his cooking, while Elder Wu investigated the sudden disappearance of the Immortal Ruins. The elders suspected the ruins depended on accumulated Yin Qi and planned to replenish it with remains at the Mass Burial Grounds.

• Xiang Baiwei woke to the strange odor, sealed her nose with spiritual power, and pushed open Chen Yu's door to find him cooking with cloth stuffed in his nostrils.
• Elder Sun went to Little Bamboo Peak at Elder Wu's summons and discovered that the Immortal Ruins and the disciples of Ten Thousand Mountains Peak were absent.
• Elder Sun recounted Emerald Cloud Peak's visit to the ruins, while the elders discussed the vanished ruins and the area's diminished Yin Qi.
• Elder Song described how the Immortal Ruins had first appeared after deaths at the Mass Burial Grounds, prompting Elder Wu to suspect a link to Yin Qi.
• Elder Wu ordered the elders to dump refined Outer Sect disciples' remains at the Mass Burial Grounds and to deal promptly with disciples unable to repay their loans.

Chen Yu’s neighbor Xiang Baiwei threw out his foul-smelling pot, so he recorded four violations against her and discovered she had over fourteen thousand contribution points. He tried to meditate afterward and began practicing the Earth-Warding Art.

• Xiang Baiwei entered Chen Yu’s room and flung his Stone Pot outside after seeing its revolting contents.
• Chen Yu called Xiang Baiwei back, cited four violations, and recorded them on their tokens after she meekly offered hers for punishment.
• Chen Yu saw that Xiang Baiwei had 14,272 contribution points, then returned the tokens and watched her leave.
• Chen Yu tried to settle himself by meditating, recalled the Earth-Warding Art’s instructions, and began practicing its cultivation method.